South STL County couple robbed, beaten by home invaders

ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. (KSDK) - Detectives with the St. Louis County Police Department are looking for two men who broke into a couple's home Monday morning and attacked the homeowners.

The incident took place around 7:30 a.m. in the 4400 block of Forder Ridge Drive in south St. Louis County.

Police said the suspects kicked in the door and assaulted the homeowners. Both victims were taken to a local hospital with non-life threatening injuries. A relative of the victims, however, said they will be spending Christmas Eve in intensive care.

According to police, the victims operate several businesses in the City of St. Louis, and investigators believe the suspects followed them home. The home invaders took cash, a safe, and several security codes for the properties the victims operate in the city. The victims' relative said the victims report seeing suspicious vehicles in the neighborhood recently.